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Osaira Muyale. Contemporary visual artist, Aruba.
‘BLUE HORSE’
‘ I can see paradise ‘
In between time and space, i am an immigrant who talk about the country she moved to,
an emigrant who dream of the country she left.
Recovery of nature is recovery of being human’ – Osaira Muyale
‘Blue Horses’ is an ongoing project since (2011).
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foundations, prestigious institutions and collaborators.
Mondriaan Fund, FE, Government of Aruba, ATA, TPEF, Unoca, PBCFCG, GenAir.
(2023-2027) ‘Birds of Paradise’ A new Language.’- Osaira Muyale and Mondriaan Fund.
Project ‘Birds of Paradise’. A new Language. Conversation on artwork representing a new freedom. Anima Mundi or world soul. The interconnection, which relates to the world in much the same way as the soul is connected to the human body. Healing the soul and spirit, a research on ancestors, saints, sacred spaces, multiverse, parallel lines and quantum physics. Funded by Mondriaan Fund, a Dutch public fund for visual art and cultural heritage.(Grand Artist Basis/Kunstenaar Basis 2023-2027).
(25.11.2022 undefined period) ‘Blue Horse’
Between Aruba and Holland, I found Paradise’ – Osaira Muyale.
Collaboration with Museo Arqueologico Nacional Aruba (MANA), Dr. Pancho Geerman.
https://manaruba.org/
This work is on a lease-lend invitation at the National Archaeological Museum Aruba (MANA).
The sleeping horse separated in two, one part with the shield of arms of Aruba and the shields of arms of The Netherlands. It illustrates the cultural connection of understanding and differences. The history of the past and the present is still connected yet separated by the immense blue sea.
Investigating water as a geological and biological metaphor and a natural source of healing generational and the historical language. The artwork is a broad conversation on subjective individual and collective narratives, participating awareness with a bird’s eye view on art and culture, social, political, ecological, spiritual, science and cultural subjects.
(2015-2025). Blue Horses – ‘Paardenbaai’ Art in public space, centrum Oranjestad.
A Tribute to ‘Paardenbaai’ (Horses Bay). A contribution to Culture, preservation of historical and contemporary history of Community, infrastructure, commerce, and local identity. Renwick Heronimo art curator.
Sites of 8 life size blue horse sculptures (2m. x 80cm x 1.50m)
Werfstraat timesquare, Rosalinda(30.7.2015)
Zoutmanstraat, Ambrosio (3.8.2015)
L.G.Smith Boulevard/havengebouw, Celestina & Bonifacia(6.8.2015)
Plaza D.Leo, Eufrosina& Sinforosa(6.8.2015)
Schelpstraat /Museo Argeologico, Saturnina(13.8.2015)
Nassaustraat /La linda, Escapia(13.8.2015)
www.paardenbaai.com
Paardenbaai name arrives from the Aruban and European trade commerce and economy in the 1700 Century. Aruba and Holland were into cattle exchange. Especially in horses trading. The Arubans bought their horses at the coast of Venezuela and Colombia together with the one hundred Indians that still lived near Forti Abow, where the peer of Paardenbaai ( Horsebay) is now). The horses had enough space to live and gallop in the ranches (Ranchos) for their multiplication. International Horse export started in 1800 century and was one of the most important sources of livelihood for Aruba especially to the sugar countries. A Horse is by far one of the largest contributor to the enhancement of civilization. The 8 Sculptures represents strengths ‘nobility, grace, beauty and freedom. It represents Aruban collaboration with locals and international communities and its business trade world. Europe, South America, Caribbean islands and the Mediterranean. The Blue horses represents the important historical moment where the horses jumped from the ship deck into the Caribbean Ocean and swim to our Aruban Bay ‘Paarden baai’. This work is based on the story of book‘travels in west indies’ (1829-1836), A trip to Aruba about 1825, on page 113 of the 2nd volume by Ds.G.B. Bosch. www.mondriaanfonds.nl/gehonoreerd/gehonoreerde-plannen-bijdrage-opdrachtgeverschap/.
(2015-2025) ‘Paradise Park’.
A blue horse installation at Studio Osaira Muyale, Oranjestad Aruba.
Conversations on timeless narratives. Sea, sound and silence.
Research from (2011 -2015) and presented to the public until present day.
Paradise Park originates from a transcendental dream, a space between waters.
The Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The interconnection of subjects on hybrid, ecology,
spirituality, science and sustainability, species crossing a solemn sound by la petite Fille De la Mer.
Paradise Park unite words in deep see water.
(2014) (3- 2013.9) ‘Cabai Blauw’ – Blue Horse. Museum de Fundatie Zwolle, Netherlands.
Exposition Two hundred years of Tropical Kingdom.
Tropical Kingdom – Contemporary art from Aruba, Curaçao, St Maarten, Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius
The Tropisch Koninkrijk (Tropical Kingdom) exhibition in Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle has been organized in the framework of the 200 Years’ Kingdom celebrations and provides an extensive overview of contemporary visual art from Aruba, Curaçao, St Maarten, Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius. With work by twenty artists, ranging from classic paintings to modern installations. Catalogue contributions, Uitgeverij de Kunst, Maarten Jager, Adi Martis, Felix de Rooy, Maaike Staffhorst. ‘Tropisch Koninkrijk’ supported by Province of Overijssel and Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds. Koninklijke De Gruijter & Co. (main sponsor), Maduro & Curiel’s Bank Curaçao N.V. and BCD Holdings (sponsors).